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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1904
Page
2
A terse line from an unclear source notes a man is a better doctor due to comprehensive knowledge. The fragment references aid lines and America LS Schools, but details are incomplete. The item reads as a brief observational quote without identifiable names or events.
A reflective piece argues that neglecting growth leads to decay in people, businesses, and institutions. It warns that self centered focus, poor wages, lack of advertising, and inadequate service cause decline, urging faithful, generous daily effort as remedy. The text mentions Lacey of Jackson and reference to a sister in a garbling end.
The piece argues farming and rural life offer health and happiness. It urges teaching growing boys and girls agriculture alongside professions and crafts, to strengthen the nation’s prosperity on a solid foundation. It emphasizes stock care, soil, life preservation, and practical farming skills.
The election produced a Roosevelt victory with a 174 electoral vote majority. Roosevelt carried all key states including New York and West Virginia, and both Senate and House appear strongly Republican. The piece notes trusts prevailed and predicts four more years of the Roosevelt administration amid local updates on weather, fires, and community moves.
The NSW Pharmacy Board found Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the only medicine in its market free of poisons, lauding its safety for mothers. Also promoted are Dr Kings New Life Pills for age defiance and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve praised for piles with customer testimonials and local drugstore ads.
Abbieville gossip notes visiting relatives and neighbors in Oxford Sherman Jonesboro and Memphis. Community figures report health improving and several people travel for schooling worship and family crises. Gordon Brothers buy Wilkins Hussey grocery. Miss Mary Jett Wooldridge to start school Monday.
An old fashioned home remedy scene touts Boschee's Germs Syrup and Foley's Honey and Tar as cures for colds, with trial sizes and pharmacist refunds. Notes Bucklen's Arnica for injuries, local health updates, and community notices from Monticello area readers.
Agricultural topics receive fuller attention amid good crops and firm prices. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs K Hizey died Sunday night. The community notes a potential railroad need across a timbered belt south of here. Sunday night services announced for the Sunday school. School opened with poor attendance Monday.
Henry D. Haldwin of Shullsburg Wis reports severe kidney trouble eased by Ballard's Snow Liniment after tried many remedies. He praises Electric Bitters and Snow Liniment as best on earth. Advert says 25c 60c and 1 by Oxford Pharmacy. The Read Thing Required for Con ce and without that terrible common Be w & book Tus Regis has old Bewspepere Sepatiec at 95 cents per hundred.
A damaged relic piece cites carelessness behind wrecks and lung illnesses, praising Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs. Lois Craig of Chester, Massachusetts is highlighted as saved by the remedy priced at 50 cents and 91.00, with claims of neuralgia relief and nerve absorption benefiting healing.
Bethel health is good though the community mourns the death of 11 year old Earl Foust who was laid to rest in Midway cemetery. The issue notes a local wedding at the home of the bride’s parents and various social visits, plus medical ads for Pazoo, Mendenhall's Chill and Fever Cure, and Foley's Honey and Tar with endorsements from Langlors druggists and Oxford Pharmacy.
A Burgess News note recounts a calf escape with a bullet wound after Mr J Cathey pursued it. It also reports the formation of The Noble Young People's Society, illness updates for Miss Lottie McElroy and Charlea White, and a testimonial about Bullard’s Horehound Syrup sold by Oxford Pharmacy for coughs and colds.
Dr George Ewing of Smiths Grove Kentucky testifies he found Foley’s Kidney Cure effective for kidney and bladder trouble and enlarged prostate after other remedies failed. He prescribes it in his practice and commends its use to physicians. Also promotes Herbine for constipation and lists unclaimed mail in Oxford Mississippi for the week ending November 5 1901.
An offer invites readers to try a product at no cost and asks them to state their symptoms. The ad implies potential benefits and encourages trying the item without payment.
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